Beaumont Catholic Diocese installs sacred relic of a saint

Sarah Moor, Beaumont Enterprise

By Sarah Moore

Updated 4:45 pm, Thursday, April 17, 2014

Jesus Abrego looks over the skull cap 'zucchetto' worn by Saint John XXII during his papacy after a service Thursday to unveil the relic at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica. Born as Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli and served as pope from October 1958 to his death in 1963.
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Jesus Abrego looks over the skull cap 'zucchetto' worn by Saint...

A small crowd gathers after service to look over the skull cap 'zucchetto' worn by Saint John XXII during his papacy after a service Thursday to unveil the relic at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica. Born as Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli and served as pope from October 1958 to his death in 1963.
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A small crowd gathers after service to look over the skull cap...

Unveiled during a special service on Thursday, the skull cap 'zucchetto' worn by Saint John XXII now resides at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica. Born as Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli and served as pope from October 1958 to his death in 1963.
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Unveiled during a special service on Thursday, the skull cap...

St. Anthony students enter the Bascilica Thursday for a special service to unveil the skull cap 'zucchetto' worn by Saint John XXII. Born as Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli and served as pope from October 1958 to his death in 1963. The Rev. Jerry McGrath is also pictured.
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St. Anthony students enter the Bascilica Thursday for a special...

The Rev. Curtis Guillory receives the skull cap 'zucchetto' worn by Saint John XXII during Thursday's service to unveil the relic at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica. Born as Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli and served as pope from October 1958 to his death in 1963.
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The Revs. Curtis Guillory, Jerry McGrath and Michael Jamail sit behind the skull cap 'zucchetto' worn by Saint John XXII during Thursday's service to unveil the relic at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica. Born as Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli and served as pope from October 1958 to his death in 1963. is also pictured.
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The Revs. Curtis Guillory, Jerry McGrath and Michael Jamail sit...

The Rev. Curtis Guillory sings in front of the skull cap 'zucchetto' worn by Saint John XXII during Thursday's service to unveil the relic at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica. Born as Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli and served as pope from October 1958 to his death in 1963. The Rev. Jerry McGrath and The Rev. Michael Jamail are also pictured.
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The Rev. Curtis Guillory sings in front of the skull cap...

The Rev. Curtis Guillory kneels at the skull cap 'zucchetto' worn by Saint John XXII during Thursday's service to unveil the relic at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica. Born as Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli and served as pope from October 1958 to his death in 1963.
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The Rev. Curtis Guillory kneels at the skull cap 'zucchetto' worn...

The Rev. Curtis Guillory places the skull cap 'zucchetto' worn by Saint John XXII during Thursday's service to unveil the relic at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica. Born as Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli and served as pope from October 1958 to his death in 1963. The Rev. Jerry McGrath and Carmelite Sister Rosario Martinez are also pictured.
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The small white cap, called a zucchetto, was given to Father Michael Jamail when he was ordained as a priest in 1960, but he gave it to an order of cloistered Carmelite nuns in Lafayette, La. for safekeeping nearly 50 years ago.

The prioress was happy to return the cap, because she felt it would be beneficial to the people of Beaumont.

Missionary Carmelite nuns took part in the ceremony in the place of their cloistered sisters in Lafayette.

The diocese also possesses a cap that belonged to Pope John Paul II, who is to be proclaimed a saint at the same ceremony.